FATIGUE-RESISTANT ELECTROSTIMULATION LEADS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF

A lead for providing neuromuscular electrical stimulation that enhances fatigue-resistance, as well as methods of use thereof, and methods for manufacturing the same, are provided. The lead has a proximal region, a distal region, a fatigue-resistant zone disposed between the proximal region and the distal region, and one or more conductors comprising individual strands that extend from the distal region to the proximal region substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the electrostimulation lead outside of the fatigue-resistant zone. The individual strands of one or more conductors are wound in a coiled configuration within the fatigue-resistant zone to enhance fatigue-resistance. Moreover, the fatigue-resistant zone is configured to be disposed at a location within the patient that experiences fracture-inducing shear forces caused by movement of the patient's lower back muscles.